Gear List PCT 2016

Gear list for my 2016 PCT hike

This is my gear only. Does not include food, water, or fuel.

Food weight is approximately 2 pounds per day. My plan is to carry no more than 5 days worth of food at a time. The only exception is the leg between Mojave and Kennedy Meadows where I'll start with 6 days of food. 2 X 5 = 10 lbs

Water weighs 2 lbs per liter. I estimate that I will be carrying about 6 liters per day for the first 700 miles. 2 X 6 = 12 lbs

10 + 12 + 12 = 34 lbs (+11.6 oz)

It's a good thing that I have been training with a 37 lb pack.

Stuff on my back

Base weight =

12 lbs 11.6 ounces

Category

Description

Ounces

Clothes

fleece top

10.8

foldable ballcap

2.0

hiking socks spare

1.1

micro fiber cap

0.9

short-sleeve smartwool top

4.0

Zpacks Poncho

5.1

Zpacks Ventum Wind Shell

1.7

Navigation

Maps

0.5

Suunto Clipper Compass

0.2

Provision

1 L platypus

0.9

3 L platypus

1.7

3 L platypus w/ drink tube

3.9

4 oz capacity fuel bottle

0.7

Anti-gravity gear pot cozy

1.0

Aquafina 25 oz water bottle

0.9

Evernew Titanium .9L pot

4.7

Food bag - bear hang

3.7

Jet Flame lighter

1.4

Leatherman Style tool/knife

0.8

Titanium spoon

0.2

Trail Design Caldera Cone stove

5.9

Water Purifier kit

3.8

Record

4 Spare AAA Batteries

1.1

Anker 18W charger

2.3

Anker 2nd Gen Astro 6000mah (black)

4.8

ear buds for iPhone

0.4

iPhone 6

4.7

Joby Mpod mini stand

1.1

Space Pen

0.1

SPOT 3Gen Satellite GPS Messgnr

5.2

Suntactics solar charger

10.4

USB cable for battery

0.5

USB cable for iPhone

0.3

Shelter

2 sections Zrest

2.1

BirdiePal Swingflex Umbrella

7.8

Hexamid Solplex tent

14.6

Polycro Groundsheet

1.4

Short NeoAir™ XLite®

8.0

Spare Guy Line

1.7

Sleep

Sleep socks

1.8

smartwool long-johns

5.4

smartwool top

6.0

Zpacks 20° Sleeping Bag

18.0

Toiletries

Big dig trowel

0.6

Cascade Designs M PackTowl

1.5

Dental Hygiene

2.6

First Aid

2.8

Personal Hygiene

2.8

Transport

Trekking poles

13.7

Zpacks Arc Blast 52L

18.7

Visibility

Petzl Zipka Plus 2 headlamp

2.3

Photon Feedom Micro LED

0.4

Reading glasses in case

1.2

Sunglasses

1.0

Sunglasses Hardcase

2.4

Grand Total

203.6

Stuff I am wearing:

Base weight =

3 lbs 11.4 ounces

Category

Description

Ounces

Clothes - worn

boxers

2.0

Brooks Cascadias w/ superfeet insoles

25.6

Buff

1.4

Dirty Girl Gaiters

1.0

hiking socks

1.1

REI Sahara long sleeve shirt

8.6

REI Sahara zip-off leg pants

12.3

REI Sahara zip-off pant legs

3.9

shade hat

3.5

Grand Total

59.4

Stuff I am shipping to Kennedy Meadows:

For hiking the High Sierra
I won't need to be carrying as much water so the additional weight will be offset by a reduction in water weight.